The Newark Bears (also known as the ''Joe Fays'') were an American
basketball
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team based in
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.American Basketball League.
For the 1934/35 season the team was renamed the Newark Mules. For the 2nd half of that season, the team merged with the New Britain Jackaways to become the New Britain Mules on January 18, 1935.